Question

jalen jogged 10 miles due north, then turned due west and jogged 5 more miles. How msny miles is jalen from his starting point?

Answer 1

Answer:

Jalen is 11.18 miles from his starting point.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Jalen jogged 10 miles due north, then turned due west and jogged 5 more miles.

Now, to find miles Jalen jogged from his starting point.

So, below is the figure attached to describe the scene.

Now, to get the distance of Jalen jogged from his starting point we use pythagoras theorem:

$AB^2+BC^2=AC^2\\\\10^2+5^2=AC^2\\\\100+25=AC^2\\\\125=AC^2$

Using square root on both sides we get:

$11.18=AC\\\\AC=11.18\ miles.$

Therefore, Jalen is 11.18 miles from his starting point.